CVE-2026-44118 OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Owner Context Spoofing via Bearer Token Header

What is CVE-2026-44118?

CVE-2026-44118 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 derives loopback MCP owner context from spoofable server-issued bearer tokens in request headers. Non-owner loopback clients can present themselves as owner to bypass owner-gated operations by manipulating the sender-owner header metadata.

Weakness: CWE-290

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44118?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-44118?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.22 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-44118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

• CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners Critical 9.4

All Openclaw Openclaw vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-r6xh-pqhr-v4xh, MINI-567x-m4c4-4x9w, MINI-vwvc-5pcf-5wh8.